atomized

past tense of atomize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of atomized Spotify’s playlists—atomized, contextless—clearly run counter to her ethos, which is rooted in community building and intentional listening. Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025 Challenges, Opportunities, and Passports Runaway production has been atomized as states and countries compete to offer producers the hottest deals. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 The system’s emissions consist of water atomized and released as vapor. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2024 As familial units grow smaller and more atomized, fewer people get married, and high levels of voluntary childlessness take hold in country after country. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomized
Verb
  • We were crushed, humiliated, and broken, after our city was destroyed, occupied and erased from existence.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Capitals crushed Lohrei on a couple of hits in the B’s 3-1 win over the Caps on Wednesday.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before flight 10, Starship's most recent demonstration came on May 27, when the spacecraft spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • When breaking down what the heck happened over the last four months, the first item on the list is the way New York’s starting rotation disintegrated.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Mavericks pounded tables and stomped their feet.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Storms have already pounded the Outer Banks this year, and Porter warned there could be less natural barriers like sand dunes to block the relentless waves.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Atomized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomized. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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